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The 209mph Bentley Continental Supersports does the hottest of hot laps

When Bentley asked if WIRED would like to come and try its most powerful car yet – the 209mph, 700bhp Continental Supersports – we jumped at the chance. After all, this is the fastest four-seater car in the world. The W12 engine that produces 1,017Nm of torque rockets the 2.7-tonne Supersports to 60mph in 3.4 seconds (the same as a Ferrari FF) and on to a top speed of 209mph.

WIRED then had the bright idea of asking Guy Smith, a former Le Mans winner, to show us exactly what the Continental Supersports can do around the Estoril Circuit in Portugal.